Project description
New technology for water quality biomonitoring
ID-Gene brings to market AquaGen, a cutting-edge web-based platform for environmental impact assessment. The EU-funded AquaGen project combines environmental genomics & machine learning technologies to predict the quality status of aquatic ecosystems, based on the DNA detection of bioindicator species. ID-Gene operates in the international water quality monitoring market, estimated to reach a potential value of €4 billion by 2025. The company has established its reputation by cutting costs by approximately 30%, compared to today’ microscopic analysis and reducing analysis time from 3-6 months to just 2 weeks. AquaGen represents a major leap forward, by providing a fully automatized AI workflow for the processing of eDNA (environmental DNA) data, its consolidated storage and its analysis for a contextual eDNA- assessment. We envision AquaGen becoming a reference in the growing market of eDNA-diagnostics.
Objective
The impact of human activities on the environment is regularly monitored by environmental agencies and by the industry. This trend is growing due to public recognition of environmental threats and pressure for transparency as well as more stringent regulations tackling water pollution. ID-gene goal is to provide environmental agencies and industry that cannot respond to the growing demand for environmental impact assessments with fast, sensitive and reliable eDNA tests/assays for species detection and bio-indication.
Founded with the idea of applying environmental genetics to environmental impact assessments and developing new technological solutions, ID-Gene is implementing customer-focused approach. Time is spent on listening to customers making sure that their needs are thoroughly understood and brainstorming possible solutions.
A spin-off of the University of Geneva, ID-Gene services are certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for the environmental impact assessment of salmon farms. The company developed & led the €1.3 million SYNAQUA project for the development of eco-genomic tools & is involved in international projects enforcing environmental genomics for biodiversity monitoring. ID-Gene is also involved in the DNAqua.net COST action, being considered an expert in the field of eDNA for water quality monitoring.
ID-Gene technology on water quality monitoring has been field tested since 2015 onward, with field trials in over 400 sites, with continuous testing taking place as the technology development.
ID-Gene possesses a state-of-the-art laboratory, controlling all steps of the analysis, from eDNA sampling to high-throughput sequencing & sequencing data analysis with well-established and customs tools.
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- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries fisheries
- natural sciences biological sciences genetics
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences hydrology
- natural sciences biological sciences ecology ecosystems
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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